Melanocharacidium
| Melanocharacidium | |
|---|---|
| Melanocharacidium pectorale | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Subfamily: | Characidiinae |
| Genus: | Buckup, 1993[1] |
| Type species | |
| Characidium blennioides | |
Melanocharacidium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters.[1] They are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia basins, as well as river basins of the Guianas. They are small fish, up to around 10 cm (4 in) in standard length.[2]
Species
Melanocharacidium contains the following valid species:[3]
- Melanocharacidium auroradiatum Costa & Vicente, 1994
- Melanocharacidium blennioides (Eigenmann, 1909)
- Melanocharacidium compressum Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium depressum Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium melanopteron Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium nigrum Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium pectorale Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium rex (Böhlke, 1958)
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Melanocharacidium". FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Melanocharacidium". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2025.